Comedy double Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are touring again

VIC Reeves and Bob Mortimer have been a comedy double act for almost 30 years.

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have been a comedy double act for almost 30 years

They met at a south London pub, where Vic was performing and solicitor Bob was in the audience. They scored TV hits with The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer, Shooting Stars and House Of Fools and are on a short stand-up tour to celebrate a quarter century on TV.

Bob, 56, recently married his long-term partner, Lisa, with whom he has two children, while father-of-four Vic, 57, is married to Nancy Sorrell.

On the Monday I got married at 9.30am then went to hospital for heart surgery at 10am

Bob Mortimer

The first leg of this tour had to be cancelled late last year when Bob underwent a triple heart bypass operation. Bob, how are you?

Bob: I’m fitter than I was before.

Last autumn I thought I had a chest infection and went to see the doctor, and he said I should have my heart looked at, just in case. Five days later, I was under the knife. It came completely out of the blue. I think my arteries were 95 per cent blocked.

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The duo scored TV hits with The Smell Of Reeves And Mortimer, Shooting Stars and House Of Fools

Vic, how worrying was it when Bob went into theatre?

Vic: I immediately started scouring the newspapers to see if there was anyone else I could do a tour with! Yes, of course I was worried. You don’t want your best mate to end up with anything wrong with him.

Bob, you’ve just got married to your partner of 22 years, Lisa. Congratulations…

Bob: I found out I needed heart surgery on Thursday, I made a will on Friday, then found out I couldn’t get married to Lisa because you have to give 28 days’ notice. But my consultant said I was incredibly ill, so we got special permission. On the Monday I got married at 9.30am then went to hospital for heart surgery at 10am.